State v. McKoy

MITCHELL, Justice.

The defendant was tried upon a proper indictment charging him with murder. The jury found the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree. At the conclusion of a capital sentencing proceeding, the jury recommended a sentence of life imprisonment for the defendant. The trial court imposed the sentence pursuant to the jury’s recommendation.

In his assignment of error, the defendant contends that the trial court committed reversible error by instructing the jury that the defendant had admitted facts relating to the crime charged. We find this contention without merit.

The…